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China vs India: Population, total

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Population, total was 1.41B, compared to India's 1.45B. That makes China's value 2.9% lower than India's.

China

Rank #2 of 217 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
1.41B
Year-over-year
-0.1%
10-year change
+2.7%
Peak
1.41B (2021)
Trough
1.30B (2005)

India

Rank #1 of 217 globally

India trend
Latest (2024)
1.45B
Year-over-year
+0.9%
10-year change
+10.6%
Peak
1.45B (2024)
Trough
1.15B (2005)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.POP.TOTL), CC BY 4.0.